ANAHEIM, Calif. — Parker Wotherspoon got off to a fine start with the Penguins. But the defenseman’s critical error late in Tuesday’s game cost his new team.

Wotherspoon was penalized for putting the puck over the glass with 1:34 to go in the third period. He wasn’t under much duress when he made that costly mistake.

The Ducks capitalized with a power-play goal from longtime Penguins nemesis Chris Kreider and took a 4-3 lead at Honda Center. It ended up being the winning goal.

In the loss, the Penguins blew a two-goal lead for the first time under Dan Muse.

The Penguins grabbed an early lead on deflection goals steered in by Justin Brazeau and Rickard Rakell. For Brazeau, it was his team-high fourth goal in three games.

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— Pittsburg

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